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New air traffic system works smoothly

November 19, 2016

The Civil Aviation Department’s new Air Traffic Management System has been operating smoothly in general since its full commission on November 14.

 

In a statement today, the department said to safeguard aviation safety, it has laid down procedures for trained officers to handle different air traffic situations.

 

Responding to media enquiries, the department said on the afternoon of November 15, the position of a departing aircraft was not displayed temporarily on the radar screen of a workstation in the new Air Traffic Control Centre.

 

There was also a brief moment when split tracks - two flight tracks of the same aircraft - were shown on the screen.

 

Through radar screen updates, the aircraft position was shown again automatically within 12 seconds.

 

The department refuted allegations quoted in a Chinese-language newspaper today that the aircraft position “resurfaced after some 20 to 30 seconds”, which was factually incorrect.

 

It also rejected allegations air traffic control officers could not get hold of the aircraft position or that the phenomenon will profoundly impact daily operations, saying officers can follow guidelines to tackle similar scenarios.

 

The department stressed what happened on November 15 is a relatively minor occurrence involving local external factors.

 

National Air Traffic Services, the UK independent consultant hired by the Transport & Housing Bureau, confirmed the department’s new air traffic system is safe, stable and reliable, and the department is ready for its full commission.

 

The department said it will continue to monitor the new system’ operations to further improve it.

 

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